Learn infrared photography with video tutorials, photo shooting and editing guides, tips, tricks, raw editor reviews, and product reviews. Get free downloads to help you to process infrared images. Learn new techniques to simplify the complex editing workflow for color infrared images in Adobe Lightroom and other raw editors. Rob wrote the book on infrared photography, a definitive guide for photographers new to and experienced with infrared photography. Sign up for the newsletter! You can see the prior newsletters below.
Infrared Photography August Update
Color Doesn't Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography book
Here is an update on my upcoming book, Color Doesn't Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography. We are close to finishing the book and I'm hoping to release it this Summer. We've just received the second draft of the layout, are proofreading it, and should get to the final draft soon. As soon as it's ready, I'll share an update here. I know many of you are as eager to see this as I am to release it.
White Foliage in Infrared Images
In this video, I'll show you how to make foliage white in your color infrared images when using a 590 or 720 nm infrared filter. I'll cover a few techniques in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Which f-stop is the sharpest? GFX 50S Diffraction Test
In this video, I'll answer these questions: How do you to determine the sharpest f-stop for your camera and lens? Is diffraction more impactful in infrared light than visible light? I will test the sharpest f-stop on a Fujifilm GFX 50S full spectrum conversion at each aperture with multiple infrared filters, 550 nanometers, 590 nm, 720 nm, 830 nm, 850 nm, IR Chrome, and a hot mirror filter. I'll share the results and my observations.
Infrared Profile PackThis free collection of profiles helps you to get a solid white balance and supports over 200 camera models. These are used on Infrared images with Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and other editors.
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Lightroom Infrared Color Swap ProfilesSwap colors directly in any version of Lightroom without a round-trip to Photoshop and without extra PSD/TIF files. Blue skies, teal, purple, and green skies also available. Order the Lightroom Infrared Color Swap Profiles or get the instructions to create your own!
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Photoshop Actions for Color Infrared PhotographyThese free actions allow you to swap colors in Photoshop! These actions are designed for infrared images shot with a 470 to 720 nm filter. The latest version includes multiple channel mixer variations for more color options.
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Used Infrared Gear from KEH
I've purchased many infrared filters and lenses from KEH. Here is a selection of currently available infrared gear.
- Nikon D4 DSLR Camera Body {16.2MP} Infrared (IR) Converted Sensor $1,540.78
- Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 ZF-IR (Infrared) Planar Industrial AIS Manual Focus Lens for Nikon F-Mount $2,054.40
- Hoya 52mm Infrared R72 Filter $34.69
- Hoya Solas IRND filters (new)
- B+W 52mm Infrared Black 092 F-Pro Filter $43.68
- Tiffen 52mm Standard Hot Mirror Filter $22.64
- Lenses
Affiliates
- Kolari Vision Camera Conversions & Filters - USA and worldwide. I have 2 cameras converted by Kolari Vision.
- LifePixel Infrared Camera Conversions & Filters - USA and worldwide. I have 3 cameras converted by LifePixel.
- Full Spectrum International Camera Conversions & Filters - European Union and worldwide
- SmugMug - Used for my portfolio since 2014.
If you complete a purchase with these links, I will receive an affiliate commission. There is no cost to you. I appreciate your support!
Rob Shea
Learn infrared photography with video tutorials, photo shooting and editing guides, tips, tricks, raw editor reviews, and product reviews. Get free downloads to help you to process infrared images. Learn new techniques to simplify the complex editing workflow for color infrared images in Adobe Lightroom and other raw editors. Rob wrote the book on infrared photography, a definitive guide for photographers new to and experienced with infrared photography. Sign up for the newsletter! You can see the prior newsletters below.
Diffraction Calculator Updates To make it easier to use, I've made a number of updates to the Visible Diffraction Calculator for Digital Cameras. Recommended ƒ-stops At a glance, for your combination of camera and infrared filter, the calculator now shows: The ƒ-stop that is Safe to avoid diffraction The ƒ-stop that you can use with Caution as it will produce very mild diffraction The ƒ-stop that you should Avoid to steer clear of visible diffraction Camera details The pixel pitch,...
Infrared Lens Database Updates I've made a number of updates the Infrared Lens Database. 169 new lenses have been added! There are now over 330 lenses listed. This is all possible thanks to your submissions! 13 new lens mounts have been added. There are now 31 lens mounts represented, including multiple new medium format mounts such as Bronica PG, Pentax 645, Pentax 67 (15 lenses), and three Mamiya medium format systems. Many mounts now have a large number of lenses listed, such as Fujifilm X...
Infrared Travel Camera I converted a compact fixed-lens camera into an infrared travel camera and built a simple grab-and-go kit around it. In this video, I’ll show what’s in my bag (camera, adapters, filters, grip, and accessories), why I chose the camera, and how I narrowed it down to a small set of filters, including the Kolari IR Chrome, plus one for color infrared and one for monochrome infrared. I’ll also walk through the two biggest quirks, hot spots and distortion, and the quick...